ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER
Saints celebrated on the 20th of November
SAINT BASSUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS OF HERACLEA
Saints Bassus, Dionysius, Agapitus, and forty others, including Saints Orion and Dassus were martyrs at Heraclea in Thrace. The first three are also mentioned by name in the Roman Martyrology*. (El.)
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858, pp. 415-16)
*A hagiography source used by the authors
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Bassus and Companions may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org
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